Purple Peacock passing on deals

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She’s spending her retirement helping the less-than-affluent decorate their abodes.

Page, retired from the USDA’s loan section, opened the Purple Peacock in Belmont last week. At 806 Belmont-Mount Holly Road, it’s a showplace for her auction finds. She resells furniture, hanging prints, rugs and various decorative pieces, along with a few kitchen and bathroom items.

Much of her stockpile comes from storage building and estate auctions in the region and as far away as Blowing Rock and Raleigh.

She collects the deals so the rest of us don’t have to get up that early or sort through the junk for the best stuff.

Page came up with the idea for The Purple Peacock out of her own frustration with redecorating. Going the retail route was too rich for her blood.

The most expensive piece in the store is a solid oak bench for $150 but plenty of single-digit price tags compete for the attention of shoppers.

“I purposely try to find things to buy that are inexpensive enough so I can pass along the deals,” Page says.

Accessory Gardin opens in Gastonia

The Accessory Gardin is giving Gastonia a try.

The store, previously an online retailer, has its grand opening today with discounts and giveaways.

Accessory Gardin’s motto: Accessories are a necessity.

Look for trendy jewelry, sunglasses, scarves and, in a new twist, shoes at the store in the Outback Shops, 904 S. New Hope Road.

Anita and Evan Gardin founded the family-owned business and GardinAccessories.com early this year.

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